Putting yourself around the right people will push you very far in RE.

Go ahead, it's cost of dinner, no one is going to force you to buy anything else, just try it out for 7 days, no upsell, no sales pitch, no obligation test drive, for real. just sharing.

When half of the responses are DON’T EVER and half are GO AHEAD NO PROBLEM that should make an intelligent buyer pause and think about how that could possibly be.

Trade skills are lucrative these days, can easily lead to you building your own business, and will put you miles ahead when it comes to flips and rehabs on properties.

You asked about a property you have listed for sale and property taxes that are coming due and the consequences of not paying them until the property sells.Generally, the local taxing authority will impose an interest penalty on any unpaid balance after the due date with a long grace period before you would have to worry about unpaid property taxes affecting your ownership of the property or your ability to sell.In all likelihood, the property taxes will become a part of the closing and will be deducted from your proceeds at the time of sale.By the way, property taxes are always in first lien position ahead of any other debts like mortgages.

I knew about the DBA method which seems to work fine, but this would probably make it much easier for the banks not to push back when they're unfamiliar (which almost all personal bankers seem to be like you mentioned).

I rarely have anyone with a fake one push past that.  

So closing had to be pushed back to this week. 

Others may push back and give you a bad rap (tenants talk).The last thing is look into state and local laws to see if you can even raise rent by that much.

It's awesome that you're thinking ahead and considering more affordable markets for your next investment.I’m actually focused on the Indianapolis market, which has a lot to offer for investors like you.